Karina Altamirano
Los Angeles CA,CA
Summary
Ambitious School Counselor focused on supporting students in accomplishing personal and academic success. Gifted in counseling, student advocacy and preventive education to meet the goals and objectives of the counseling program. Delicate in handling issues involving cultural and socioeconomic differences.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Teacher Assistant
ISANA Academies Elementary School
Sun Valley, CA
01.2018 - 07.2021
- Monitored students in class, hallways and cafeteria to supervise, enforce rules and support lead teacher.
- Assisted teachers with lesson preparation and curriculum implementation.
- Marked homework assignments, tests and special projects to communicate grading.
- Cleaned and organized classrooms, materials and supplies to support maximum efficiency.
- Helped students master learning concepts through one-on-one and small group tutoring.
- Modeled and taught basic and advanced social skills, conflict management techniques and study approaches to students.
- Conducted special assessments and tutoring sessions to support individual student needs.
- Provided students with personalized educational, behavioral and emotional support.
School Counseling Intern
Saugues High School
Santa Clarita, CA
06.2020 - 07.2020
- Guided students concerning academic goals, occupation preferences and college requirements.
- Monitored academic performance, behavior and attendance for 400 students.
- Supported students, individually and in groups with developing academic, career and social skills.
- Met with students to address areas of concern, including attendance, grades and credits.
- Evaluated transcripts to make certain students were on track toward high school graduation and college admission.
- Counseled students in career planning, job placement and academic goals.
- Participated actively in parent-teacher and IEP conferences, advocating for students.
- Developed goggle form survey and school flyers
- Counseled individual students on academic matters and/ or socio-emotional needs to improve overall student achievement
- Designed distance learning tools, such as brochure's, power points and infinite Campus instruction videos, to help family transition to distance learning due to COVID-19 Pandemic
ClaritaCounseling Intern
Sun Valley Magnet Middle School
Sun Valley , CA
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Consulted regularly with parents, administrators and specialists to coordinate individualized support for struggling students.
- Worked collectively with education professionals to deliver in-school counseling support for identified students.
- Worked closely with team members to deliver project requirements, develop solutions and meet deadlines.
- Counseled individual students on academic matters and /or socio-emotional needs to improve overall student achievement
- Group Counseling for students that struggled with depression and stress
- Developed data
- Contributed in several students IEP's with Counselors
- Used MISIS to look up student information and grades
- Designed Power points for grades 7th-8th grade students A-G requirements, SAT exams, prepare students for College
- Presented LAUSD Students determine graduation and A-G Eligibility
- Conducted specialized counseling sessions for the students with disabilities and behavioral issues.
Counseling Intern
Golden Valley High School
Santa Clarita , CA
06.2019 - 07.2019
- Worked collectively with education professionals to deliver in-school counseling support for identified students.
- Counseled students to achieve 100 % academic improvement.
- Monitored students academic progress, mental health and sociability through ongoing individual assessments.
- Coordinated development and implementation of students Individualized Education Plans/Programs (IEPs).
- Promoted parent and teacher partnerships and communications to support students educational goals.
- Offered counseling services to-500 students.
- Followed-up with outside mental health service providers to coordinate in-school support.
- Encouraged students to carefully consider career options and related academic decisions based on personal strengths and goals.
- Increased graduation rates by 10% through the introduction of an early intervention program for students identified as at risk of failure or dropping out
Family Advocate
Volunteer of America
Sun Valley Ca , CA
01.2015 - 12.2018
- Worked with community resources to engage youth in pro-social activities and help families access services.
- Coordinated between various entities to manage cases.
- Identified appropriate community resources and provided referrals for services.
- Managed parent support groups addressing topics such as positive discipline and parenting styles.
- Coordinated all activities involving birth parents in conjunction with in-home support counselors.
- Entered client data in centralized database and maintained up-to-date case records for all clients.
- Encouraged children to be understanding of others, show good manners and instructed in other social development behaviors.
- Organized and led activities to promote physical, mental and social development.
- Cultivated positive rapport with students, faculty and parents.
- Maintained daily records of individual activities, behaviors, meals and naps.
- Developed appropriate youth curriculum in alignment with cultural and developmental needs.
- Conducted home visits and kept in contact with families by phone in accordance with agency policies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Cal State Long Beach
Long Beach , CA06.2009
Master of Science - Education
University Of La Verne
La Verne, CA01.2021
Skills
- Cultural competency
- 504 Plans
- Crisis intervention strategies
- Conflict mediation
- Policy and procedure improvements
- Therapy and counseling
- Mental health assessments
- School counseling
- Data analysis and reporting
- ASCA National Model Principles
- Compassionate
- Behavior modification
- Community resource intelligence
- Rational problem solving
- Suicide prevention
- Confidential services
- Excel spreadsheets
- Team building
- Collaboration
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Organizational skills
- Problem resolution
- Computer skills
- Flexible
- Work ethic
- Training & Development
- Time management
- Supervision
- Career advising
- Leadership
- People skills
- Scholarships and grants exploration
Accomplishments
- Worked with head teacher to devise developmentally appropriate lesson plans for kinder- 3rd grade students.
- Improved standardized test scores in math by 20%.
- Observed students to track progress towards developmental milestones.
- Oversaw the development and implementation of IEP and 504 plans for 10 students, including overall caseload of 12.
- Developed and implemented a peer-mentorship program with team of two assigned students, including international and American-native peers which successfully grew individual cultural strengths and respect in diversity.
Affiliations
- Member, Alumni Association Long Beach
- American School Counselor Association
Certification
- Training - 2019 Ventura School Counseling Conference Association
- DACA training for School Counselors cerritos college
- Woodberry University School Counseling Conference for High school students going to college.
- Training -2020 Riverside Educational counseling Conference
Timeline
School Counseling Intern
Saugues High School
06.2020 - 07.2020
ClaritaCounseling Intern
Sun Valley Magnet Middle School
01.2020 - 03.2020
Counseling Intern
Golden Valley High School
06.2019 - 07.2019
Teacher Assistant
ISANA Academies Elementary School
01.2018 - 07.2021
Family Advocate
Volunteer of America
01.2015 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Cal State Long Beach
Master of Science - Education
University Of La Verne
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